New Member Profiles
Liz Richards
Credit Score Management-Marketing & Media Liz Richards is the Creative Director for ScoreShuttle, a technology built to help consumers manage…
Lenny Leszczynski
Museum-Automotive Leonard “Lenny” Leszczynski is the CEO of the San Diego Automotive Museum. Lenny was born and raised in San…
Valerie Attisha
Consultant-Non-profit Development, Additional Active Valerie Attisha owns her own philanthropic consultant business. She is Chaldean and her first language is…
Rick Brooks
Investment- Wealth Management, Additional Active Rick Brooks is a Principal and the Director of Investment Management at Blankinship & Foster,…
Jon Ray
Painting – Residential Jon Ray is the owner of PaintGreen, a full-service painting company based here in San Diego since…
Justin Rajah
Analytics-Business Justin Rajah is the Demand Generation Manager at Wrike, a work management platform. He was born and raised in…
Alessandra Costigliola
Education-State University-Development, Additional Active Alessandra Costigliola serves as the Development Officer for the College of Sciences at SDSU. In her…
Corey Polant
Education-State University-Development Corey Polant is the Associate Directory of Development at San Diego State University. He is originally from Long…
Tom Turner
Real Estate Sales-Commercial, Additional Active Tom Turner is a Commercial Real Estate Broker and Vice President at CBRE. Born in…
Ben Alev
Real Estate-Investment Ben Alev is a real estate investor and manager for 58-Twelve, LLC. His specialty has been working in…
New Member Profiles
Meredith Munger is a loan officer at CrossCountry Mortgage with a focus on helping families to buy, build, renovate and refinance property, notably Accessory Dwelling Units, (ADUs). She operates ADUloans.net and serves as a founding member of the ADU Coalition and Casita Coalition, advocates for attainable housing. Previously, Meredith served as Chief Operating Officer for…
Lisa Nokes is the Executive Diretor of Peninsula Community Senior Center. While Lisa’s long career in Mortgage Banking and Financial Services was successful and professional rewarding, she felt a calling to Community Service for her next professional journey. She specifically chose the Senior Sector, which she feels is significantly underserved with tremendous potential for change….
Sarah Maisonneuve, Executive Director of Earth Discovery Institute, has two decades of experience developing and managing conservation and education programs, as well as ecological research projects around the globe. She has worked in a wide variety of contexts and ecosystems, from urban forests in Boston, MA, to agricultural communities in eastern Colorado and rural villages…
Katie Do is Client Services Director for Blair Search Partners, an executive search and recruiting firm specializing in working with nonprofits and public agencies, helping organizations find the right leaders who align with their mission and values. She has spent her career as a multicultural leader with extensive experience in developing social impact communication strategies…
Gaurav Mishra is a consulting Psychiatrist for Correctional Health Partners at San Diego Juvenile Hall. He is an active member in the San Diego County Behavioral Health Advisory Board, helping improve services to patients with serious mental illness and substance use disorders. He serves on the advisory board for the of SAMHSA grantee Southwest Key’…
Fred Manak’s employment experience encompasses 40 years in Pharma/Biotech across 8 companies, both large and small, including start-up companies. His expertise is facilitating access to medications to physicians and ultimately patients. This was done through setting product pricing, establishing distribution networks, designing patient assistance programs, and executing payer contracts. In 2021 Fred and a partner…
Kim Jones, President of The Kinship Fund, brings over 35 years of experience managing start-ups and nonprofit organizations. An innovator and visionary, Kim has an extensive background in bringing ideas to life that change systems and collaborating with community partners to launch impactful programs. She served as the Executive Director of the Center for Justice…
Alex Lutz is a financial advisor at EdwardJones, helping individuals and businesses with their long-term goals by developing a tailored strategy for each of his clients. He has a bachelor’s degree in business with a concentration in financial management and has worked in the financial industry for ten years. Throughout his life, helping others has…
Gloria Shepherd McCoy was born and raised in Wilmington, North Carolina, and later graduated with a degree in Chemistry and Laboratory Science at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Her career path has included two startup companies in San Diego, Hybritech, the first biotech company in San Diego and Pyxis, the first automated dispensing system…
Captain Kyle Caldwell enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1990 and was commissioned as a Naval Officer 2001. As a career Naval Officer, he has served onboard eight Aircraft Carriers, and he has held various positions to include, Maintenance Officer, Foreign Exchange Officer, Fleet Liaison, French Translator, Aircraft Handling Officer, Weapons Officer, Staff Officer, and…